Launch At Birkenhead 1920-1929

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Launch at Birkenhead, Merseyside.

People arriving on the dock; fashionably-dressed woman w/ bouquet in front ready to perform the honours. She really gives the champagne bottle a heave; sends it swinging into the ship which, after a few seconds starts to slide away. Nice shot of the people...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
76517
Sort Number:
ON 327 A
Time in/Out:
01:23:37:00 / 01:25:48:00
Canister:
ON 327 A
Film ID:
2412.08
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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